Small description of a 264 acre land, near Wappoo Creek, including land description. Names associated with this plat are John Schnerlie, Thomas S. Jones, and Edwin R. Dorrill. Notable geographic locations include the Ashley River, Wappoo Creek, Ashley Bridge Ferry Road, and Charleston District.
This letter is from South Carolina governor James Henry Hammond giving instructions to Attorney General Henry Bailey on handling the crisis over the "Negro Seamen" act by carrying out the resolution of the state legislature to expel Samuel Hoar from the state.
A list of enslaved persons purchased in 1844. The names of the enslaved persons are Andrew, Betty, Ceely, Jack, Colonel, Chloe, Simon, Cain, Cudjoe, Cyrus, Mingo, Judy, Daphne, Samson, Amelia, Mary, William, Mary, Julian, Eliza, Nancy, Myra, and March.
Black-and-white engraving of the Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem. Engraving by Edward Radclyffe after a drawing by Thomas Allom. From Syria, the Holy Land, & Asia Minor, Volume 3, by John Carne, published London: Fischer, Son & Co.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Alexander the Great meeting the Jewish priests and high priest outside of Jerusalem. From A survey of the Holy Land; its geography, history, and destiny by J. T. Bannister, published Bath: Binns and Goodwin.
Black-and-white steel engraving depicting the Jewish high priest at the Golden Altar of Incense. Engraving by Jacques Louis Constant Le Cerf after Lanvin. From Histoire de la Terre-Sainte depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours by abbé Martin, published Paris: Duménil.
Black-and-white steel engraving depicting the vestments of the Jewish high priest and priest. Engraving by Bosserodon after François Hippolyte Lalaisse. From Histoire de la Terre-Sainte depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours by abbé Martin, published Paris: Duménil.